BrewDog Candy Kaiser
In this northern German style retro altbier, we’ve dialled down the dry-hops to zero, but cranked up the malt to create massive aromas. Toasty, toffee and floral notes duke it out for supremacy in the headspace of your glass.
When this alt hits your palate, the steely bitterness combines with the rich dry malt and the subtle alcohol warmth in a full throttle attack on your taste buds.
When this alt hits your palate, the steely bitterness combines with the rich dry malt and the subtle alcohol warmth in a full throttle attack on your taste buds.
3.2
309 reviews
Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Community reviews
The closest thing to a trad ale that Brewdog make. It makes sense why they don’t do more. Bilgey maltwater with an earthy musk. And yet also quite bland. Odd and dull.
Flight from BrewDog Roppongi. Light clear brown color. Sweet but balanced malt, wood, hop and floral. Really nice sipper. Alts scare me but this is solid.
September 22, 2015 - at BrewDog Clapham Junction - Keg draught (I think). With theydon_bois, lagerloather and JerCraigs. My voice rate says "BrewDog Shepherd’s Bush" but that’s clearly wrong - we were on a crawl of the Battersea area so yah, Clapham it is. Deep clear amber pour with a small drool of off-white head. Smells of scorched wood and alcohol, somehow sweet but don’t ask me how or what manner - just a bit sugary ... I suspect my palate may have been a bit fried at this point. Taste definitely more alt-on-steroids; sweet, herbal, woody with some mineral tang to it, some dried moss. Light body, solid carbonation, quick finishing, with dry herbal woody notes in the aftertaste, which is not as sweet as the actual taste. Yay for functional taste buds again!
Flaske på Humle og Bier. Aroma karamell, skog/ved, malt. Utseende klar kobber med lys beige skum. Smak karamell, malt, ved, lett røyksmak, søtlig. Fyldig, rund og balansert øl med fin sødme i smaken. Godt øl
On tap at Brewdog Barcelona. Copper colour with white head. Malt and cereal aroma. Malt, sweet, caramel and cereal taste. Medium body.
bottle a amber colored beer with a whtie head aroma malts citrus fruits spicy and hops flavor malts citrus fruits spicy dark fruits and bitter hops
Draft - Lightly toasted grains and some caramel notes. Clear Amber with a decent white head. Toffee and some toasted malt. A little too toasty and burnt sugars but OK.
Bottle from More than Beer. Hazy amber coloured with an off white head. Nose is caramel, grassy, bit of toffee. Flavour is caramel malts, toffee, light grassy hops. Medium-high carbonation and fairly dry. Maybe a bit on the sweet side for an Altbier.
Aroma: malt, toffee, caramel and wood.
Taste: malt, caramel, notes of grape. Taste intensiveness below expectation.
Bittersweet aftertaste
Probably keg at Leicester Dog in January 2016. Bit twiggy for The Dog, this. Slender capped ruby. Aroma of dank English wood, shrub and cherry stone. MOR big regional English flavour; Tunes, aniseed sprinkles, caramelised sugar and biscuit. Well made, but....
Biscuity aroma. Frothy brown head. Nice dark brown colour. Smooth palate. Some hints of toffee.
Bottle enjoyed at home
Dark, quite clear, creamy white head. Smell of caramel, hay, toffee, fruity dark malts and hints of chocolate. Moderate sweet, clean malt flavors, caramel and toffee, quite enjoyable, hints of cocoa. Moderate bitter, hay in finish
Bottle at The Red Lion, Leek (Hydes) Pours a clear amber colour with a medium white head. Aroma of bready malts, toasted malts, nuts, some fruit, slight coffee and subtle spicy hops.
Taste of bready malts, toasted malts, nuts, some caramel, slight dark fruit and subtle spicy, earthy hops. Medium bodied and moderate carbonation. A dryish, bready malt, spicy bitterness in the finish. A good Altbier, bready, toasty, slightly fruity with good spicy hop flavours. Not amazing but decent for its style.
Bottle from CBB. Candy caramel nose, ok malt, minerals. Brown-orange, low head, clear. Caramal malt, minerals, earthy hops, nice balance and bitterness. Somehow nice, though not really special.
Barva tmavá měděná, pěna hustá, držííc. Vůně lehká dřevitá višňová. Chuť: nádherné nahořklé ovocné tóny, velice svěží. Grepy, višně, pomeranče + chmel. Hořkost velice příjemná vyšší.
Probably the only brewdog to date not enjoyed dark murky plummy drinkable but not pleasent
Bottle 0,33L. Had this one under the name "Prototype Alt Amber". Clear, amber red color with small, frothy, light brown head. Aroma of nutty malts, espresso, milk chocolate, caramel, toffee. Medium bitter taste with caramel and nuts. It’s actually very bitter, although there is only 45 IBU. Light to medium body, watery texture, soft carbonation, metallic finish. I’ve tried some German alt beers before, but none of them wasn’t even close to this one.
Bottle 33cl
@ Slainte, Salamanca, Spain.
A: Hazy amber.
T: Roasted malt, sweet.
Bottle from my ex-colleagues. Thanks! Pours clear copper with nice thick white head. Aroma is candy, smoke, yeast. Taste is sweet with malt, candy, smoke, yeast.
(backlog Xmas 2015) 33cl, Maruhn. - Holding back (for Brewdog) rendition of a dry toffee Alt, just nicely hopped to fit the style to let the sandblasted precise amber malts (dry toast, toffee, wood bough, red berry peel) shine, showing great lupuline restraint from the punk renewers. Maybe ventures into ESB territory, but sign me up for ESB/Alt crossovers anytime.
Bottle. Hazy amber color with tiny white head. Aroma - Malty, raisins, toffee. Taste - Bittersweet, malt, caramel, bread.
Backlog, ocena przepisana z untappd, w ramach uzupełniania profilu na ratebeer.
Ciemna brunatna barwa. Bardzo ładna piana, długo się utrzymuje i pozostawia ślady na szkle. Aromat bardzo karmelowy, słodowy, generalnie dość słodki niestety trochę jednowymiarowy. W smaku podobnie, dominuje karmel, lekka słodowość. Na plus przyjemna ładnie zaznaczona goryczka. Dzięki temu bardzo przyjemnie się pije choć sam styl specjalnie zjawiskowy nie jest
From Labirratorium. In Teku glass. After dinner. Nutty, some caramel. High carbonated feeling, more than good. Dry end, with lots of traditional hops. Very classic for brewdog.
Hazy, ordinary light brown liquid, average head. Aroma of yeast. Light body, strong carbonation. Taste is sour and a bit bitter; very dry.
Botella. Clásica alt Alemana. Nada a destacar. Correcta dentro de su estilo. Tostada ni amarga ni dulce.
Amber hazy. Small bubbles and remaining nice lace. Quite plain: roasted malts perhaps some caramel hints. Bitter hops. Dry end. I believe it is not a bad beer, but not my style.
Bottle. Hazy brown color with tan head. Aroma is caramel, toffee, quite delicate. Taste is the same. Quite delicate. Nearly a true-to-style Alt.
Murky brown with almost no head. Toffee, malty stuff, raisins, some wood. Taste is sweet and bitter, two dimensional as every Alt, some sour grapes. Finish of some roast. A mix between roasty and light fruity. Awkward but not bad.
Bottle. Dark brown Amber, offwhite lace. Herbal hops, roast, Bready malt. Chewy, very pleasant.